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(11) EP 2 961 150 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/53

(21) Application number: 15174095.8

(22) Date of filing: 26.06.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 1/44(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 27.06.2014 KR 20140080229

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • KIM, Jin Sil
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • JUN, Jin Ha
    Seoul (KR)
  • KANG, Hyuk
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • KIM, Yun-Mo
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • PARK, Sung Min
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Walaski, Jan Filip et al
Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD
London EC1A 4HD (GB)

   


(54) IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD


(57) An image forming apparatus may include an image forming unit configured to form an image on a printing medium and a control unit configured to perform at least one of a user authentication operation, an image forming preparation operation, and an image forming operation according to distance information between a portable electronic device and the image forming apparatus.







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